Ten Movies Noone is Seeing But Should!
POSTED BY: TheSentinel
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 04:45
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Not gonna add 10; don't have the time. But some of mine:
Hitchhiker. Very well-made film about the choices one makes and how we re-evaluate our principles when fighting odds.
City of God. Film about gangmembers in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, and a few who'd try to make it out of such a hell.
Darkside Blues is probably my favourite Jap. animation.
IKIYO.
DRE
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I second "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai", and would like to add:
"Six String Samurai"
Some of the best cinematography you'll see, and as the tag line says, "Elvis is dead, and Vegas needs a new king". It's the story of one rocker's (Buddy) journey across Death Valley, with 6 string guitar and samurai sword, while being chased by a Rastafarian Death. Plus with a sound track by The Red Elvises and some great writing how can you go wrong.
Mesh-Head: If I were you, I'd run!
Buddy: If you were me, you'd be good-looking.
Death: You have failed me for the last... nice shoes!
Ward Cleaver: You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards.
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Mr Deeds. Remake of a classic, which tends to make snobs have a stroke, but I just really like it. Adam Sandler amuses me a lot.
I gotta agree with you there. It's not quite as funny as, say, Happy Gilmore, but there's just something so damn charming about Mr. Deeds.
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Star Trek: Nemesis was a blatantly desperate attempt to re-make Wrath of Kahn. It had some good moments, but come on, the entire B-4 (cute) subplot was incredibly lame. I can't imagine a more obviouse cop-out than killing a major character, and providing a back-up for possible sequels.
Sure, they killed Spock, and brought him back, but having some subtle foreshadowing of his return (touching McCoy's face and saying "Remember") was way better than supplying a half-retarded back-up copy who conveniently has all of Data's memories downloaded into it.
For my money, the worst TNG Star Trek movie (though still better than ST 5)
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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MY BAD...I meant to say INSERECTION...not Nemisis. Duh. I need caffine.
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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."
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Compliment returned on your selection of Kung Fu Hustle. HILARIOUS. Much better than Chow's other film "Shaolin Soccer" which is worth seeing though.
AND SIX STRING SAMURAI! Awesome picture!
Iron Giant definitely deserves a nod!!!
Also should probably add:
Titan AE
Graveyard of the Fireflies: SAD JAPANIMATION FILM...have tissues handy especially if you have kids.
Spirited Away: Japanimation masterpiece.
Fist of Legend: The BEST Jet Li movie (Though Unleashed was pretty good).
Memento: Very unique movie...
Snow White: The one with Sigourney Weaver. TRUST ME ON THIS ONE! It's good.
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Unbreakable - I've met a few people who are hostile toward this film, but I love M. Night Shyamalan's take on the super hero mythos. I hope he makes a sequel or two so he can flesh out this world he has created.
Bubba Ho-Tepp - My favorite Elvis movie and my favorite mummy movie all rolled into one. I'd call it my favorite Bruce Campbell movie as well, but his Elvis is so convincing I don't notice Bruce at all.
Shaun of the Dead - From the creative team behind the great britcom Spaced. Easily the most enjoyable zombie film ever made.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - Altman. Western. Pacific NW. Filmed in a light brown hue like an old civil war-era photograph. Kinda depressing, but you can handle it.
A Fistful of Dynamite aka Duck, You Sucker - Coburn. Steiger. Sergio Leone's final spaghetti western.
Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 - Danny Elfman fans listen up! Farewell is a three hour concert extravaganza documenting Oingo Boingo's final performance. Includes interviews, music videos and historical footage of the band's early Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo days.
I'll add more later...
mattro
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Well, still can't agree that Insurection was the best Star Trek movie, for me that's a toss-up between Wrath of Kahn and First contact, but Insurection had some good stuff.
I guess I should actually contribute to the topic, so here's some of my overlooked gems:
Out of Sight: My favorite Soderberg movie, and the only thing I can stand Jennifer Lopez in. George Clooney, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle and Steve Zahn are all great in it.
Dark City: Beautiful gothic fantasy, which covers the same thematic ground as the Matrix, but almost a year earlier. Also gets bonus points for starring my favorite woman in the world, Jennifer Connelly.
Six String Samurai: Already mentioned, but worth bringing up. Not much of a story, but goofy and fun. The dessert duel between Buddy Holly and Richie Valenz (in shiny gold jacket) had me rolling. Don't see how the villain was a rastafarian, struck me as Alice Cooper meets Slash, but whatever.
LA Confidential: Not exactly overlooked, since it was a Best Picture nominee, and starred some big names before they were big names. But it does seem to have been forgotten in the last few years, which is a shame since it's a wonderful film.
Daredevil - Director's Cut: I would call overlooked because so many people hated the theatrical cut that I doubt thay'd take a chance on the original director's cut. It is a much harder-edged film, with more character development, and an actual plot! My favorite change, instead of Daredevil single-handedly bringing down the Kingpin, in this version, while Daredevil's off playing superhero, John Favreau and Joe Pantoliano are actually the ones to out and bring down the big bad - legally.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Great movie, but I'd kinda forgotten about it, untill someone mentioned it on the Ten Worst Movies thread. Probably my favorite Jim Carrey movie, easily my favorite of his dramitc roles.
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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Quote:Okay, I'm with you there, it was a small, meaningful story, almost just a long episode, and that's why I LOVED it.
Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
MY BAD...I meant to say INSURRECTION...not Nemisis. Duh. I need caffine.
My second fav Trek film (behind TMP, and even with ST6)
Chrisisall, who's specifications remain constant
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Quote:What? Another flick I need to see?
Originally posted by Storymark:
Daredevil - Director's Cut: I would call overlooked because so many people hated the theatrical cut that I doubt thay'd take a chance on the original director's cut. It is a much harder-edged film, with more character development, and an actual plot! My favorite change, instead of Daredevil single-handedly bringing down the Kingpin, in this version, while Daredevil's off playing superhero, John Favreau and Joe Pantoliano are actually the ones to out and bring down the big bad - legally.
"Damn you! God damn you all to hell!"
Charlton Chrisisall
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